good morning. where are the typhoons? if nothing forms in the next 3 days, i’ll be back surfing at bowls. i’m going crazy!!! it’s hot and money goes down like water here. in hawaii, $20 lasts me a long time. in japan, $100 barely lasts a day. at this pace, i’ll be homeless when i get back to hawaii. haha… wait! that’s not funny….
the barbecue at hayato’s house was amazing! beers, abalone, sazai, lobster, fish, and everything you can dream of. it was an all you can eat feast! i ate more abalone than most kings can afford! the food was good, the vibe was good, and the people were amazing. can’t wait to do it again….
what more can i say?
we don’t have sazai back in hawaii. i remember the first time i ate it. it was at a barbecue in wada. darren tatsuno brought some to a barbecue at J’s surf shop. i still remember eating my first one. it was love at first sight…..
i’ve know daikai-san ever since i’ve been going to chiba. to see him come from local surfer to local surfer/company owner is amazing. he’s the man behind Fiberflex and every Fiberflex board you see in japan passes though his factory. it’s always great seeing you daikai-san! thanks always for your hospitality when i’m in chiba…
shooting kelia if so fun for me. every time i’m shooting her, i’m laughing. she always asks me why? i laugh because seeing her through my lens magnifies her smile. and to see my little niece growing up into a fine young women makes me proud. and for us to be working together on photo shoots is like a dream come true. if you see me laugh, that usually means i’m happy. so kelia, i’m laughing because i’m happy. the day i stop laughing, you better start looking for another photographer….
tammy took this photo of her happy brother shooting her happy daughter. i finally got to download all the photos of our trip and i must say, i got more than enough keepers. 3,000 photos that are all useable. i couldn’t even delete one of them. it’s just too precious….
